Families in the U.S. - Kinship and Domestic Politics

This engaging collection of essays attempts to do justice to the complexity of contemporary families and to situate them in their economic, political, and cultural contexts. The editors introduce this wide-ranging collection with a provocative analytical introduction, setting the stage with a recognition that families may look very different even to those inside the same family. These cutting-edge scholars explore the ways in which family life is gendered and reflect on the work of maintaining family and kin relationships, especially as social and family power structures change over time.The book includes a guide to topics (from Adoption and African American Families to Work-Family Tensions and Working-Class Families) that should prove useful to teachers, students, and researchers.

Summary

Explores the ways in which family life is gendered and reflect on the work of maintaining family and kin relationships, especially as social and family power structures change. This book includes guidance to topics from Adoption and African-American Families to Work-Family Tensions and Working-Class Families.

Product details

• Authors: Karen Hansen
• Publisher: Temple University Press,U.S.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.03.1998
• EAN: 9781566395892
• ISBN: 978-1-56639-589-2
• No. of pages: 888
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 58 mm
• Series: Women in the Political Economy
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Kulturwissenschaften, Soziologie: Familie und Beziehungen